Veronica pimeleoides

Veronica pimeleoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Veronica
Section:	Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:	V. pimeleoides
Binomial name
Veronica pimeleoides Hook.f.
Synonyms
Hebe pimeleoides (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

Veronica pimeleoides, synonym Hebe pimeleoides, is a flowering plant of the family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to the dry mountains of Marlborough and Canterbury, in South Island of New Zealand. It is a low-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 60 cm in height, with grey-green, spear-shaped leaves that are 7–10 mm long. Flowers are pale lilac.

Flowering Veronica pimeleoides subsp. faucicola growing in its native range at Butchers Dam, Central Otago

The compact cultivar 'Quicksilver', with blue/grey leaves and white flowers, is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Hardy down to −5 °C (23 °F), it requires a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade.

References

• Veronica pimeleoides
• Hebe Society entry
• "Hebe pimeleoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
• Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57:38. 1926.
• Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand.
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Kellow, A. V. et al. 2003. "Variation in morphology and flavonoid chemistry in Hebe pimeleoides (Scrophulariaceae), including a revised subspecific classification", New Zealand J. Bot. 41:233–253.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.

• Data related to Veronica pimeleoides at Wikispecies
• Media related to Veronica pimeleoides at Wikimedia Commons